Vísur Vatnsenda-Rósu (

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: "Verses by Rósa of Vatnsendi") is a traditional

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

ic song. The lyrics are a poem written by

Rósa Guðmundsdóttir Rósa Guðmundsdóttir (1795–1855), was an Icelandic poet. She was one of the best-known Icelandic poets of her time and is the author of many well-known Icelandic folk songs and poems. In 1994, Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; bo ...

(1795–1855); the melody is a traditional lullaby, arranged by Jón Ásgeirsson (1928–) in 1960.

Lyrics

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In Popular Culture

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; it also appears on Björk's third ''

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, and Belgian folk band Griff. In the film ''

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'', “Vísur Vatnsenda-Rósu” is sung by a group of Icelandic villagers as Arthur Curry / Aquaman dives into the ocean after meeting Bruce Wayne / Batman. The village, where Batman first meets Aquaman, seems to be reliant on the latter for survival and to have built him up as a quasi-mythical figure.

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